inerrancy
noun
in·er·ran·cy
(ˌ)i-ˈner-ən(t)-sē 
: exemption from error : infallibility
the question of biblical inerrancy
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By making a presumption of guilt and of the state’s inerrancy, the attorney general is repudiating the rule of law, which is grounded in the state’s obligation to prove its case.
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Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
His defense of biblical inerrancy against the modernism of mainstream Bible scholars had laid the intellectual foundation for the future of evangelical Protestantism.
—Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Biblical inerrancy, or the belief the Bible is without error, was the core issue driving the conservatives’ activism.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
Biblical inerrancy, for instance, is off-limits.
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Conservatives took up Lindsell's call and turned the fight over biblical inerrancy into a battle to save the denomination and American society from the evils of liberalism.
—Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021
Biblical inerrancy, which Noll points out had never before occupied such a central place in any Christian movement, became foundational.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2021
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Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
His defense of biblical inerrancy against the modernism of mainstream Bible scholars had laid the intellectual foundation for the future of evangelical Protestantism.
—Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Biblical inerrancy, or the belief the Bible is without error, was the core issue driving the conservatives’ activism.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
Biblical inerrancy, for instance, is off-limits.
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
Conservatives took up Lindsell's call and turned the fight over biblical inerrancy into a battle to save the denomination and American society from the evils of liberalism.
—Diana Butler Bass, CNN, 17 June 2021
Biblical inerrancy, which Noll points out had never before occupied such a central place in any Christian movement, became foundational.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2021
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“Inerrancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inerrancy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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